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neighbourhood in Assen

De Esch

675 residents · postal code 9401 · Part of Centrum, Assen

  • no. 4,425 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 90 in Assen

Scores per pillar

Home to 675 residents, De Esch is an urban residential neighbourhood in Assen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.5. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 7.7, while nature and quiet lags at 3.7.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
1.1 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
21.1
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 367,000
Owner-occupied
91%
Single-family homes
76%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 7%25–45 16%45–65 30%65+ 36%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
5,161

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Esch calculated?

De Esch scores 7.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is De Esch a safe neighbourhood?

De Esch scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.